Justin Hyde

It was 45 years ago today that "Star Trek" launched on NBC, giving journeyman actor William Shatner the popularity to ride with Heather Locklear, speak Esperanto and turn terrible singing into top-selling albums. Then there's the strange stuff, like his 2007 ride in a Nascar stock car, which is running in the background under Shatner's imitation of a choo-choo. Another kind of subpar vehicle imitation — EA Sports' bony grasp of its Porsche license — led to a rare visual win by Brian1321: